Our DS (dear son) was the first person we told :-) he is 3, his response was 'this is bad news, very bad news' haha - he is coming around now and is suggesting names and things to buy he sees on tv. With all the family knowing and his not missing a trick we couldn't have had it.

my boys have known since i was about 8 weeks as Oh's ex was snooping my fb profile and saw something i'd written. we didnt want her to put a bad spin on it so we got my two and his boy together, went for a nice tea and told them all at the same time. they were all over the moon at being big brothers.. my youngest is 7 and keeps asking me how many weeks i am now, just keep telling them to think about how quickly xmas comes around each year, and this time they'll have a new baby by then. i've given my oh's son a scan photo in a little frame to take home so he feels like he's got something special. x

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